1907 Brigg by-election

The 1907 Brigg by-election was held on 26 February 1907. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Harold Reckitt. It was won by the Conservative candidate Berkeley Sheffield.[1]

1907 Brigg by-election
26 February 1907
 
Candidate Sheffield Guest
Party Conservative Liberal
Popular vote 5,389 5,273
Percentage 50.5% 49.5%
MP before election

Harold Reckitt
Liberal

 Subsequent MP

Alfred Gelder
Liberal

History
General election 1906: Brigg[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Reckitt 5,753 58.8 +4.2
Conservative Geoffrey Henry Julian Skeffington Smyth 4,027 41.2 −4.2
Majority 1,726 17.6 +8.4
Turnout 9,780 83.3 −0.5
Registered electors 11,737
Liberal hold Swing +4.2

Result
Sheffield
Brigg by-election, 1907[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Berkeley Sheffield 5,389 50.5 +9.3
Liberal Frederick Guest 5,273 49.5 −9.3
Majority 116 1.0 N/A
Turnout 10,662 89.5 +6.2
Registered electors 11,908
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.3

Aftermath
General election January 1910: Brigg[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Gelder 6,548 50.9 +1.4
Conservative Berkeley Sheffield 6,311 49.1 -1.4
Majority 237 1.8 N/A
Turnout 12,859 91.5 +2.0
Registered electors 14,048
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +1.4

References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
  2. Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 337. ISBN 9781349022984.


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